ATF, Police Investigating Gun Theft from Blythes in Valparaiso

August 22, 2017-Valparaiso Police responded to an alarm at Blythe’s Sporting Goods, 2810 Calumet Avenue, this morning at 4:19 a.m. Officers arrived and observed the front glass door shattered. Police entered the business and observed numerous guns missing from the store according to a report from the Valparaiso Police Department. Blythe’s Sporting Goods in Griffith was robbed at a similar time almost exactly one month ago in a very similar manner according to published reports. The ATF and Griffith Police are investigating that incident.

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